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Thursday, 12 November 2020

Financial Times

• Tui under fire as delayed payments put businesses at riskGreek operators say they are being ‘punished’ for extending credit terms in a year they cannot afford to

The Telegraph

• Emirates turns A380s into cargo planes [subscription]Move by biggest operator of the Airbus superjumbo reflects rising demand for transporting goods while passenger flights remain grounded

Birmingham Post

• Jet2 planning to open tenth airport hub, creating 200 jobsThe holiday and tour company will be operating up to 56 flights a week
• Exeter Airport boss Matt Roach announces departureMatt Roach has left the business amid troubled times for the aviation industry

Bristol Live

• Bristol Airport statement as Jet2 announces new hub The airline will serve 33 destinations from the South West terminal

Manchester Evening News

• Footage shows Manchester Airport ‘like a ghost town’ as second lockdown continuesDozens of planes have been left parked all over the airport as most international travel is banned

East Anglian Daily Times

• Travel firms failure to issue holiday refunds is ˜like theft, says airline bossAn airline boss whose company operates out of Stansted has blasted travel firms who have failed to cough up when holidays are cancelled.

Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport

• Drones to fight fires and deliver COVID-19 supplies are first to receive share of over £33 million government fundingInnovative projects harnessing the latest technology to support the fight against COVID-19 and other challenges like climate change, while creating hundreds of jobs across the country, have been backed by government investment, Business Minister Nadhim Zahawi has announced. The 20 winning ideas will receive a share of £7 million funding ranging from the development of drones capable of delivering COVID-19 medical supplies to remote areas, to technology to enable remote inspections of infrastructure and construction sites - removing the need for workers to potentially be put at risk. Th...